cluster light not working

[sw1fty]

hey guys
my car is a '96 ej8 civic
my cluster lights have just stopped working
i checked all the fuses and it was the drivers side cluster fuse (30) that was blown
i replaced that fuse and tried the lights but again the same fuse blew

so i proceeded to take out the cluster and check the bulbs
they are all fine.
i took the cluster out and disconnected it then tried the lights again
the fuse blew again.... :confused:

so my question is
what could be causing this? and does anyone have a wiring diagram for an ej8 so i can try and work it out?

thanks for any help i really appreciate it
cheers, Tom

[mars_panas]

Make sure the wires are not touching each other... that's probably the cause for the fuse to blow....

is this the diagram u are looking for?? if not, sorry don't know much about civics..

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9833/9801into9600diagramrv4.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[sw1fty]

nah i was looking for an actual drawing of how its wired up...
bought a book now so its all good

95% sure its the wiring to the clock thats doing it
all wires are insulated so they wont be touching
but thanks anyway

[sir_egg]

have you perform any electrical wiring? if you have just go over all the wirings again n see if they havnt touch n short... other than that putter a slight bigger fuse in n see if that helps

[02gzm]

If you think it's the clock just unplug it so there's no power running to it. Then check your lights

[sw1fty]

If you think it's the clock just unplug it so there's no power running to it. Then check your lights

did this
still blows a fuse... seems the clock isnt on the same circuit
i really need a proper wiring diagram for the whole car
specifically for an ej8... frustrating
wiring looks fine, none touching but will check it again more closely tomorrow

[tiksie]

http://downloads.hondatech.info/Auto/Manuals/Civic/Ab0VE.Honda%20Civic%20EJ6,%20EJ7,%20EJ8%20(96-00)%20Service%20Manual.zip

Link to service manual for EJ8


CIVIC 1996-1998
WIRE COLORS LOCATION
12 VOLTS CONSTANT

WHITE
IGNITION HARNESS
IGNITION 1 BLACK/YELLOW IGNITION HARNESS
IGNITION 2

YELLOW
IGNITION HARNESS
ACCESSORY/HEATER BLOWER 1 WHITE/BLACK IGNITION HARNESS
STARTER BLACK/WHITE IGNITION HARNESS
PARKING LIGHTS ( + ) RED/BLACK 7 PIN GRAY CONN AT FUSE BLOCK
DOMELIGHT LT. GREEN/RED 14 PIN GRAY CONN IN DRIVERS KICK PANEL
POWER DOOR LOCK GREEN/WHITE 16 PIN BLUE CONN
POWER DOOR UNLOCK GREEN/ORANGE TO LEFT OF FUSE BLOCK (TYPE B)
TACH SENSOR BLUE AT TACH TEST CONN

BRAKE
GREEN/WHITE AT SWITCH ABOVE BRAKE PEDAL

HORN


BLUE/RED
STEERING COLUMN

FACTORY DISARM


N/A
N/A

[sw1fty]

thanks for the help

im looking for a diagram with all the circuits in the car
looking for what is on the same circuit as the dash lights